Northia
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| Northia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Northia |
Northia is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae.
The name was first published by Joseph Dalton Hooker, in Hooker's Icones Plantarum (Sep 1884), in his description of Northia seychellana.[1] The spelling was given as Northia on the plate, but the variant Northea in the text.[2] Hooker gave the genus name in honour of the botanical illustrator and painter, Marianne North.
The genus contains the following species:
- Northia brevitubulata
- Northia confusa
- Northia hornei
- Northia seychellana
- Northia vitiensis
References
- ↑ Hooker's Icon. Pl. 15: 57, t. 1473. 1884 [Sep 1884]
- ↑ "Northia". Plant Name details. International Plant Names Index. 2005. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
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